Partisan divide amid uproar over chief’s social media posts

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) There’s a partisan divide among state lawmakers over social media posts of the law enforcement officer in charge of State House security who, among other things, questioned the outcome of the presidential election.

Maine CDC reports 4 deaths, 636 new coronavirus cases

The Maine CDC reported Friday that four more Mainers have died with COVID-19. It raises the statewide death toll to 540.

Maine officials join push to protect Voting Rights Act

Maine’s attorney general and secretary of state are joining efforts to call on the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a section of the Voting Rights Act that protects racial minorities.

Opponents of $1B power line have signatures for referendum

Opponents of a $1 billion power corridor in western Maine have collected roughly 100,000 signatures for a referendum drive to defeat it.

Federal court upholds Maine’s out-of-state quarantine rule

Maine’s quarantine requirement for out-of-state visitors during the pandemic has been upheld by a federal appeals court.

Maine’s 1st female governor pleased with Harris’ milestone

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) The first woman to be elected governor in Maine stressed the milestone of a woman serving as vice president in congratulating Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joseph Biden on Wednesday.

New leader takes over Capitol Police after social media flap

With the Maine State House on high alert for protests, a new leader has taken over the Capitol Police Department that’s tasked with protecting the state government complex.

Affidavit: Girl reported ‘voices’ telling her to kill family

A father who was stabbed by his 11-year-old daughter told police she’d told him she heard “voices” urging her to kill her family.

Officials broke law with false virus resolution, ACLU says

The American Civil Liberties Union of Maine says a rural Maine county violated the state’s open meeting law when it adopted a resolution that misled the public about the coronavirus pandemic.

Lawmakers want Capitol Police chief to be placed on leave

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) More than 70 Democratic lawmakers are calling on Capitol Police Chief Russell Gauvin to be placed on administrative leave while his social media posts are being investigated.